[GRLUG] TIVO with rabbit ears

[john-thomas richards]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 08:36:04AM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> On Nov 19, 2007 8:29 AM, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Nov 18, 2007 at 11:14:07PM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> > > Have you seen one in the area yet?
> > > As in,  it's actively being installed?
> > >
> > > Anyone else?
> > >
> > > This is all quite amusing.  AT&T has
> > > spent a lot of money moving fiber
> > > access further out.  What I read says
> > > that it making twisted pair lengths
> > > 3,000 feet, which is how it gets enough
> > > badwidth over DSL to support its TV
> > > service.  And I suspect it could offer
> > > more than the "up to" 6Mbps DSL service
> > > if it wanted to.
> > >
> > > So apparently it will run that fiber the
> > > last 3,000 feet in some cases.
> >
> > I have one two houses from mine.  I live in the northeast (Plainfield &
> > Knapp
> > area).  :-)  Actually, there are several in my area.
> >
> > [sniiiiiiiip]
> 
> So you can get the service if you want it?
> 
> If so,  how much?

No, it is not available yet.  According to the link you posted the service
takes several months to be available after the "VRAD's" (the boxes on the
corner) are installed.  If I recall, these were installed in the spring.  If
you drive down Knapp east from Plainfield you will see one every other block
or so, very near Knapp.

The prices are definitely cheaper than Comcast cable + internet.  Follow this
link and select a package to the right.  The "U200" package starts at $74 per
months with 200 channels.  The price includes three receivers (one is a DVR).

https://uverse1.att.com/un/loadSelectOfferAction.do?From_UMA_Iframe=True&UMA_Launch_Url=/uma/RetrieveCatalogContent?ITEMTYPE=COMPONENT&ITEMID=2000466&DOCTYPE=LEARNMORE&FORMAT=IFRAME&APPID=AMSS
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